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Outstanding Volunteer Awards Announced

The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs would like to recognize the contributions made by the 2012 Outstanding Volunteer Award recipients and all volunteers in the Northwest Territories. The time and effort that volunteers give to their communities helps improve quality of life for all northerners.

Territorial Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Elder Award - Yvonne Quick, Yellowknife
  • Outstanding Youth Award - Marvin Apples, Behchokö
  • Outstanding Individual Award - Val Gendron, Fort Simpson
  • Outstanding Group Award- CIBC Run for Our Lives Committee, Yellowknife

The territorial award recipients were honoured at an award ceremony in Norman Wells on May 11, 2012.

Find out more about the NWT Outstanding Volunteer Awards

 

May 6 - 12 is National Emergency Preparedness Week.

In the weeks leading up to Emergency Preparedness Week, NWT residents should work to ensure they are prepared for emergencies. In the NWT, this time of year is particularly important. With the spring melt and many residents heading out on the land as weather improves there are increased risks relating to floods and being stranded in remote areas.

For more information on how people in the NWT can prepare for emergencies and details about Emergency Preparedness week visit our emergency management section.

 

Recreation Leasing Policy Framework Discussion Paper.

 

New rules for accessing recreational leases to build cabins in the Walsh/Banting/Prosperous Lakes area near Yellowknife and the Airport Lake area near Inuvik are being considered. The GNWT is looking for feedback from residents to help guide the development of these new rules. For more information please download the Recreational Leasing Policy Framework Discussion Paper. You can provide feedback through a form at the end of the discussion paper. The deadline for feedback is February 22, 2012

Download the discussion paper to provide feedback.

For more detailed information on the density studies the department completed in preparation for the Recreation Leasing Framework Policy see the Yellowknife area density study and the Inuvik area density study.

 

Update: Recreation Leasing Policy Framework Documents

 

The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs has released documents relating to the Recreation Leasing Policy Framework (see previous news release).

 

Performance Security for Industrial and Commercial Leases

 

The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs has released a question and answer document relating to the performance security deposit requirements for commercial and industrial land leases on commissioner's land in the NWT.